Shelton man who OD’d, revived by Monroe police

By Jim Shay

Updated 2:25 pm, Friday, May 20, 2016

Photo: Ned Gerard /Connecticut Post

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Trumbull police Officer Paul Driscoll holds a sample of Naloxone Hydrochloride. Trumbull officers carry Narcan in their patrol vehicles to treat drug overdoses. On Friday, May 20, 2016, Monroe police revived a 29-year old Shelton man with Narcan after he overdosed on an opioid drug. less

According to Capt. Keith White, police received a report at around noon on Friday of a man who was having a seizure at A&G Auto on Main Street.

“Upon arrival the police officers found him to be unconscious and breathing with shallow respirations. Evidence on scene indicated this was a opioid drug overdose and the man was administered Narcan by police,” White said. “He began showing signs of improved respirations and regained consciousness. After receiving the treatment, the 29 year old from Shelton was revived and transported to St Vincent’s Medical Center for further evaluation.”

Naloxone, commonly known as Narcan, reverses the effects of an overdose within a few minutes and lasts for 30 to 90 minutes, enough time for an ambulance to arrive. The most common types of Naloxone are injections and intranasal mists.

The Monroe Police Department attended training in December 2015 and started to carry Narcan in the marked police cruisers in 2016 for just such an emergency.